In a move that is certain to have liberals and progressives pretty ticked off, a North Carolina man running for Congress held a raffle for a semi-automatic AR-15-style rifle to raise funds for his campaign.

Republican Dr. Greg Brannon, an obstetrician and tea party activist, has been running an outsider campaign to unseat one of two incumbent GOP Representatives in the state, Rep. Renee Ellmers and Rep. George Holding, all vying for the same 2nd District seat due to re-districting in the state, according to The Hill.

Brannon, who twice ran unsuccessfully for a Senate seat in 2014 and again earlier this year, has turned to attempting to gain notice by taking a strong stance in defense of our God-given, natural right to keep and bear arms as enshrined in the Second Amendment, and he has found a unique way of doing so.

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“Nothing says you support the Second Amendment like owning one of the finest AR-15 rifles on the market,” read an email from Brannon to his supporters, The Hill reported. “And it could be yours if you enter to your name (sic) — right away.”

“Patriot, I don’t know about you, but personally I love firearms,” he continued. “Whether it’s for hunting, for shooting, for collecting, for personal safety — or as the Founders reminded us — to serve as a safeguard against tyranny and oppression.”

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“And there’s not much more I enjoy than going to the range and firing off a few hundred rounds on a weekend afternoon,” Brannon added. “Of course, I’m sure Barack Obama, Loretta Lynch, Michael Bloomberg and the rest of the gun control lobby can’t stand the fact that I love guns and am giving away an AR-15.”

In exchange for a donation to the campaign, supporters of Brannon’s would be entered into a raffle for Core-15 M4 semi-automatic rifle, similar in style and appearance to those carried by the military and law enforcement.

This may likely prove successful in raising funds for Brannon’s long-shot campaign at unseating two incumbents. It’s also a good reminder that it is time to get out to the range soon and exercise some freedom, 30 rounds at a time.

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